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. He joined the brand in March of 2023 as an editor before being promoted to senior editor in January 2024. Fitch graduated from Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio in 2020 with a degree in telecommunications and journalism. He started his career as a news and sports videographer before becoming an on-air sports anchor at the NBC-affiliated news station in Youngstown. Fitch briefly worked as a national content writer for a Chicago-based national television station before joining the 

team. He can be reached at: jfitch@mjhlifesciences.com.

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Rana Hamdy, MD, discussed her session at the 2024 AAP meeting, highlighting treatment duration with antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia as well as the importance of understanding amoxicillin allergy. 

Antibiotics treatment duration for community-acquired pneumonia

 and joined the MJH Life Sciences team in December 2019. She graduated from Youngstown State University in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and a minor in political science. Prior to graduating, Morgan worked as the editor-in-chief of her college newspaper. She went on to work as an assignment editor at a broadcast news station in Youngstown, Ohio before joining 

 You can reach her at mpetronelli@mjhlifesciences.com.

Lori Byron, MD, emphasizes the harmful effects of extreme heat and wildfire smoke on children's health, urging education, sustainability, and collective action.

Lori Byron, MD, on climate change and implications for pediatric health care

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Tanya Altmann, MD, discusses the growing issue of childhood obesity in the United States and the benefits of new weight management medications. 

Tanya Altmann, MD, discusses childhood obesity, lifestyle changes, and medications

A look into CDC numbers for increasing pertussis cases in the United States, along with commentary from our editor-in-chief, Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS. 

Pertussis rates continue to rise in the United States

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Opportunities for Point-of-Care Diagnostics in Outpatient Pediatric Centers to Influence Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns

This article addresses factors that contribute to inappropriate antibiotic prescribing patterns and the performance and impact of a CLIA-waived, point-of-care respiratory polymerase chain reaction (PCR) panel in a pediatric clinic. 